Arthur Alick Msowoya
Chairman of the Board of DirectorsMr. Msowoya is Managing Partner of Wilson and Morgan, a law firm based in Blantyre, Malawi.
Mr. Msowoya is a legal practitioner with over 15 years’ experience. He has been legal advisor to clients during privatizations, mergers, takeovers, and restructurings. In the process he has acquired tremendous knowledge in corporate law, commercial and contract law and practice and has evolved into an adept draftsman of commercial agreements and legal documents. Mr. Msowoya has worked on high profile transactions like the NBS Bank Limited rights issue, bonus issue and issue of shares to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for cash transactions. He played key roles in drafting legal and transaction documents during negotiations between IFC and NBS Bank Limited. His knowledge of company law and the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) Listing Requirements is excellent. Mr. Msowoya holds a Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree (LLB Honours) from the University of Malawi.
Robert Abbey
DirectorMr. Robert Abbey is Director and Chief Executive Officer of CHL. He has a strong professional accounting and financial services background spanning over 40 years in a number of African countries, namely: Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda and Liberia. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Director of TransAfrica Holdings Limited (Mauritius). Mr. Abbey is the current Chairman of CAM and serves as a non-executive director on the boards of CCL, CPL, CAM Nominees Ltd, Continental Pensions Services Company, CDH Commodities Limited, SDC Finance and Leasing Company Limited (Ghana) and CDH Capital (Rwanda) and TAH Capital (South Africa). Mr. Robert Abbey is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (England). He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Brunel University/Henley Management Centre (England).
Kingsley Zulu
DirectorMr. Zulu has been the Group Financial Controller for the Company since 2012. He also serves as an Executive Director on the Board of the following Group Companies: Continental Holdings Limited, CDH Investment Bank, Continental Pension Services Company Limited and Continental Asset Management Nominees Limited. He previously held the position of Head of Finance, Administration, and IT for Continental Discount house Limited (CDH) from 2007, a predecessor of CDH Investment Bank. Prior to joining CDH, Kingsley worked for the Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) as Director of Finance from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Zulu launched his accounting career with the International Accounting and Auditing firm, Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in 1999.
Rickey White
DirectorMr White worked as the Finance Director for ten years and then Managing Director for fifteen years at Macsteel Malawi, a major steel merchant.
He is a professional accountant and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).
Before joining Macsteel Malawi in 1996, he worked for David Whitehead and Sons, as the Chief Accountant.
Robert Renshaw
DirectorMr. Renshaw is a Business Administration and Marketing graduate and has lived in Malawi since 1974.
He served as Marketing Manager and Training Manager for the Import and Export Company of Malawi Limited for 5 years before joining Guthrie Malawi as Chief Executive of their Sales Services Company and their Goodyear Tyres Division. He held this position for 10 years.
In 1989 he set up his own Company and with a partner, bought Farmers Organization Limited in 1991, where he was a major shareholder responsible for running the company in Malawi. He grew the business from a small enterprise to the largest supplier of agricultural inputs in Malawi.
Mr. Renshaw sold the company to a South African public Company; AECI in 2015 and stayed on as Managing Director for three years as part of the sale agreement, before retiring at the end of 2018.
He serves on the Board of African Parks Majete since 2003 and has held the position of Chairman since 2010.